Grandpa's cardigan

Grandpa’s Cardigan

Joy Watson

WALT: summarise information • I can find the main ideas in a text • I can identify the keywords in a text • I can use keywords and main ideas to summarise a text

Find three tricky words in the story and find their meaning in the dictionary.

Comfortable - nice and cosy

Complained - talk about troubles

Cardigan - clothing that keeps you warm

Answer the following questions using FULL sentences.

1. Why did Grandma say that Grandpa needed a new cardigan? (pg. 3)

Because the seams had come apart.  Three buttons came apart.

2.  Why did Grandma quickly take the cardigan away? (pg. 6).

So Grandad can buy another one.

3. What type of cardigan was Grandpa looking for? (pg. 8)

A grey one and a comfortable one.

4. There was a problem with the second store’s cardigan? What was it? (pg. 14)

It was too prickly and tight under his arms.

5. How many stores did Grandpa have to go to till he found the right cardigan?

He visited four stores to find the right cardigan.

6. why did Grandpa want a new cardigan? (pg. 18)

Because Grandma told Grandpa to get a new cardigan because it was old so Grandpa look for a cardigan.

7. What did Grandpa’s new cardigan look like? Was he happy with it? (pg. 24-28)

He did like his cardigan because it was his old cardigan. It was grey how he wanted it. It had three buttons. The seams were sewed.

8. How did the story end?

When he got home Grandma was surprised she knew that he had his old one.